Mathematics – Fractions

EXERCISE:

1. Simplify the fraction 16/24.

2. Write the fraction 5/8 as a decimal.
3. Add the fractions 3/5 and 2/7.
4. Subtract the fractions 7/12 and 1/6.
5. Multiply the fractions 2/5 and 3/8.
6. Divide the fractions 3/4 by 2/3.
7. Simplify the fraction 45/54.
8. Convert the fraction 4/9 to a percentage.
9. Simplify the fraction 10/15 to lowest terms.
10. Write the fraction 9/16 as a percentage.

WORD PROBLEMS:

11. Lisa has a pizza with 8 slices. She ate 3/4 of the pizza. How many slices did she eat?
12. John has a bag with 24 marbles in it. 2/3 of the marbles are blue. How many blue marbles does John
have?
13. Sarah has a piece of string that is 5/8 of a meter long. She needs to cut off 1/4 of the string. How
long will the string be after she cuts it?
14. A recipe for cookies requires 3/4 cup of sugar. If you want to make half the recipe, how much sugar
will you need?
15. A tank can hold 9/10 of a liter of water. If there are already 1/5 of a liter of water in the tank, how
much more water can the tank hold?
16. Mia baked a cake and divided it into 8 equal slices. She ate 3 slices. What fraction of the cake did
Mia eat?
17. A pizza is divided into 12 equal slices. If you eat 4 slices, what fraction of the pizza did you eat?
18. If 5/6 of a number is equal to 30, what is the number?
19. John has 3/4 of a cake left. He divides it into 6 equal slices. What fraction of the original cake is each
slice?
20. If 2/3 of a number is 12, what is 1/3 of the number?
21. Rachel wants to make a fruit salad with 2/5 strawberries and 3/5 kiwi. If she needs 1 cup of fruit,
how much of each fruit should she use?
22. A rectangle is 5/6 inch wide and 2/3 inch long. What is the area of the rectangle?
23. If 1/4 of a cake is equal to 2 slices, how many slices are in the whole cake?
24. If 3/5 of a number is equal to 24, what is 1/5 of the number?
25. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of flour and 1/4 cup of sugar. How much flour and sugar would you need to
make twice the recipe?

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 Mathematics – Fractions

ANSWER KEY:

1. Answer: 2/3.
2. Answer: 0.625.
3. Answer: 29/35.
4. Answer: 5/12.
5. Answer: 3/20.
6. Answer: 9/8.
7. Answer: 5/6.
8. Answer: 44.44%.
9. Answer: 2/3.
10. Answer: 56.25%.
11. Answer: Lisa ate 6 slices of pizza.
12. Answer: John has 16 blue marbles.
13. Answer: The string will be 7/16 of a meter long after she cuts it.
14. Answer: You will need 3/8 cup of sugar.
15. Answer: The tank can hold 7/10 of a liter more water.
16. Answer: Mia ate 3/8 of the cake.
17. Answer: You ate 1/3 of the pizza.
18. Answer: The number is 36.
19. Answer: Each slice is 1/8 of the original cake.
20. Answer: 1/3 of the number is 6.
21. Answer: Rachel should use 2/5 cup of strawberries and 3/5 cup of kiwi.
22. Answer: The area of the rectangle is 5/9 square inches.
23. Answer: There are 8 slices in the whole cake.
24. Answer: 1/5 of the number is 8.
25. Answer: You would need 4/3 cups of flour and 1/2 cup of sugar.

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